Hi, Brad, My Manfrotto 679B is 62", and with the el-cheapo head is 64". With a camera on it, the viewfinder is almost exactly at eye level, and I'm 6 feet even. As a matter of fact, it was for those extra 2 inches that I got the head (and is handy to have that tilt for vertical shots).
As someone said, at around $60 Cdn for a decent one, they're one of the best bargains in photographic accessories. Even though I don't use it that often (maybe twice a year), it's money well invested. It'll last forever, and unless I lose it, it'll be the only one I ever need. regards, frank Brad Dobo wrote: > Ray, that's a fantastic question. I was naive when I bought my Manfrotto > silver monopod. It just wasn't tall enough and I was bent over trying to > use it. I'm 6' 2". With all this monopod support, and it's relative > cheapness, I think I'll look for one that suits my height, can be used as a > weapon <g>, and is black (but not for reflections, as everyone knows I pick > black for vanity reasons :)). I don't care about the weight, so I'll get a > rugged one. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
